Ebonics In African American Culture

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African Americans have been known to speak with a certain type of slang for a number of years. The definition of slang is known as a type of language that consist of words and phrase that are typically known as informal. During the mid-1900’s the term Ebonics was coined from Ebony and is now known as the language of the African Diaspora. A common misconception of Ebonics is that it is broken or sloppy English, these are certainly not true. Ebonics is contributed to certain patterns and practices due to the native tongue of African Americans. During this past years Emmy awards, Viola Davis became the first African American women to receive an Emmy for being the first black woman to win an Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama. During her acceptances

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